freeze

verb

结冰 become ice

1. （使）冻结，结冰
   to become hard, and often turn to ice, as a result of extreme cold; to make sth do this
   1. Water freezes at 0˚C.
      水在0摄氏度时结冰。
   2. It's so cold that even the river has frozen.
      天气冷得河都封冻了。
   3. The cold weather had frozen the ground.
      寒冷的天气使地面都冻硬了。
   4. The clothes froze solid on the washing-line.
      衣服在晒衣绳上冻成了硬块。

管子；锁；机器 of pipe/lock/machine

2. （使）冻住，冻堵
   if a pipe, lock or machine freezes , or sth freezes it, it becomes blocked with frozen liquid and therefore cannot be used
   1. The pipes have frozen, so we've got no water.
      水管已经冻了，我们接不到水。
   2. Ten degrees of frost had frozen the lock on the car.
      零下十摄氏度把轿车上的锁冻住了。

天气 of weather

3. 冰冻；严寒
   when it freezes , the weather is at or below 0˚ Celsius
   1. It may freeze tonight, so bring those plants inside.
      今夜可能有霜冻，把花草搬进屋来吧。

很冷 be very cold

4. 极冷；（使）冻死
   to be very cold; to be so cold that you die
   1. Every time she opens the window we all freeze.
      每次她开窗户，我们都冷得要死。
   2. Two men froze to death on the mountain.
      两个男子在山上冻死了。
   3. Two men were frozen to death on the mountain.
      两个男子在山上冻死了。

食物 food

5. 冷冻贮藏；冷藏
   to keep food at a very low temperature in order to preserve it
   1. Can you freeze this cake?
      你能不能把这个蛋糕冷藏起来？
   2. These meals are ideal for home freezing.
      这些饭食很适合家庭冷藏。
6. 能冷冻贮藏
   to be able to be kept at a very low temperature
   1. Some fruits freeze better than others.
      有些水果比其他的适宜于冷藏。

停住 stop moving

7. （因害怕等）停住不动；惊呆；吓呆
   to stop moving suddenly because of fear, etc.
   1. I froze with terror as the door slowly opened.
      门慢慢开启时我吓呆了。
   2. The smile froze on her lips.
      她脸上的笑容僵住了。
   3. The police officer shouted ‘Freeze!’ and the man dropped the gun.
      警察大喊“不准动！”那个男人便放下了枪。

计算机 computer

8. （屏幕）冻结
   when a computer screen freezes , you cannot move any of the images, etc. on it, because there is a problem with the system

电影 film/movie

9. 使定格
   to stop a film/movie or video in order to look at a particular picture
   1. Freeze the action there!
      把这个画面定格在那里！

工资；物价 wages/prices

10. 使固定不动
    to hold wages, prices, etc. at a fixed level for a period of time
    1. Salaries have been frozen for the current year.
       今年的工资已冻结。

现金账；银行账户 money/bank account

11. 冻结（资金、银行账户等）
    to prevent money, a bank account, etc. from being used by getting a court order which bans it
    1. The company's assets have been frozen.
       这家公司的资产已被冻结。

noun

工资；价格 of wages/prices

1. 冻结
   the act of keeping wages, prices, etc. at a particular level for a period of time
   1. a wage/price freeze
      工资 / 物价的冻结

停止 stopping sth

2. 停止
   the act of stopping sth
   1. a freeze on imports
      停止进口

寒冷天气 cold weather

3. 冰冻期；严寒期
   an unusually cold period of weather during which temperatures stay below 0˚ Celsius
   1. Farmers still talk about the big freeze of '99.
      农民至今还在谈论1999年的大严寒。
4. 霜冻
   a short period of time, especially at night, when the temperature is below 0˚ Celsius
   1. A freeze warning was posted for Thursday night.
      据警报星期四夜间有霜冻。

1. V-ERG (使)冻结;(使)结冰;(使)凝固
   If a liquid or a substance containing a liquid freezes, or if something freezes it, it becomes solid because of low temperatures.
   1. If the temperature drops below 0°C, water freezes...
      温度降到零摄氏度以下水就会结冰。
   2. The ground froze solid.
      地面冻实了。
   3. ...the discovery of how to freeze water at higher temperatures.
      如何在较高温度下令水结冰的发现
   4. ...frozen puddles.
      结冰的小水坑
2. V-ERG 冷冻(食物等)
   If you freeze something such as food, you preserve it by storing it at a temperature below freezing point. You can also talk about how well food freezes .
   1. You can freeze the soup at this stage...
      这时可以把汤冷冻起来。
   2. Most fresh herbs will freeze successfully.
      大多数新鲜的芳草都很适宜冷冻贮藏。
3. VERB (管子、机器等因液体结冰)冻得堵塞，冻牢
   If something such as a pipe or machine freezes, it becomes blocked or stiff with ice or frozen liquid.
   1. The water pipes will freeze.
      水管会冻住。
4. VERB (天气)冷到结冰的程度，冰冻
   When it freezes outside, the temperature falls below freezing point.
   1. What if it rained and then froze all through those months?
      要是那几个月一直又下雨又冰冻怎么办？
   2. Freeze is also a noun.
      
   3. The trees were damaged by a freeze in December.
      那些树因为 12 月里的一次冰冻而遭到毁坏。
5. VERB 冻僵;感到极冷
   If you freeze, you feel extremely cold.
   1. The windows didn't fit at the bottom so for a while we froze even in the middle of summer...
      窗子底下关不严，所以有一段时间即使是在盛夏我们也觉得很冷。
   2. Your hands will freeze doing this.
      做这个手会冻僵的。
6. VERB 僵住;呆住;停住不动
   If someone who is moving freezes, they suddenly stop and become completely still and quiet.
   1. She froze when the beam of the flashlight struck her.
      当手电筒的光照到她身上时她僵住了。
7. VERB 冻结，限定(物价、工资等)
   If the government or a company freeze things such as prices or wages, they state officially that they will not allow them to increase for a fixed period of time.
   1. They want the government to freeze prices...
      他们希望政府冻结物价。
   2. Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.
      工资已被冻结，工人也下岗了。
   3. Freeze is also a noun.
      
   4. A wage freeze was imposed on all staff earlier this month.
      这个月早些时候，所有员工的工资都被冻结了。
   5. ...a freeze on the prices of consumer goods.
      消费品价格的限定
8. VERB 冻结，暂停(计划、进程等)
   If a government freezes a plan or process, they state officially that they will not allow it to continue for a period of time.
   1. Britain has already frozen its aid programme...
      英国已冻结了其援助项目。
   2. Diplomatic relations were frozen until August this year.
      外交关系直到今年8月才解冻。
   3. Freeze is also a noun.
      
   4. ...a freeze in nuclear weapons programs.
      核武器项目的冻结
9. See also: The governor's action freezes 300,000 accounts... Under these laws, he said, Mr. Rice's assets could have been frozen. Freeze is also a noun. ...a freeze on private savings. freezing frozen
10. PHRASAL VERB 排挤;逐出;挤对
    If you freeze someone out of an activity or situation, you prevent them from being involved in it by creating difficulties or by being unfriendly.
    1. Other traders did everything they could to freeze us out of the business.
       其他商人则想方设法地要把我们排挤出这个生意圈。
11. PHRASAL VERB (表面)封冻，结冰
    If something freezes over, it becomes covered with a layer of ice or other frozen substance.
    1. The air temperature was well below freezing, and lakes and rivers froze over...
       气温远远低于零度，湖面和河面都封冻了。
    2. The lakes are still frozen over.
       湖面还结着冰。
12. PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)完全被冰覆盖(或堵塞)
    If something freezes up or if something freezes it up, it becomes completely covered or blocked with ice.
    1. ...lavatories that often freeze up in winter...
       在冬季经常完全冻住的抽水马桶
    2. Ice could freeze up their torpedo release mechanisms.
       冰可能会冻死他们的鱼雷发射装置。

1. Pure water sometimes does not freeze until it reaches minus 40 degrees Celsius.
   纯净水有时候要降到零下40摄氏度才会结冰。
2. There is a fear that the freeze on bank accounts could prove a lasting deterrent to investors.
   人们担心冻结银行账户可能会长期阻碍投资。
3. OPEC has agreed to freeze its global oil production slightly in order to firm up crude prices.
   石油输出国组织已同意对全球石油生产稍加冻结，以稳定原油价格。
4. If the temperature drops below 0 ° C, water freezes
   温度降到零摄氏度以下水就会结冰。
5. The ground froze solid.
   地面冻实了。
6. You can freeze the soup at this stage
   这时可以把汤冷冻起来。
7. Most fresh herbs will freeze successfully.
   大多数新鲜的芳草都很适宜冷冻贮藏。
8. The water pipes will freeze.
   水管会冻住。
9. What if it rained and then froze all through those months?
   要是那几个月一直又下雨又冰冻怎么办？
10. The windows didn't fit at the bottom so for a while we froze even in the middle of summer
    窗子底下关不严，所以有一段时间即使是在盛夏我们也觉得很冷。
11. Your hands will freeze doing this.
    做这个手会冻僵的。
12. She froze when the beam of the flashlight struck her.
    当手电筒的光照到她身上时她僵住了。
13. They want the government to freeze prices
    他们希望政府冻结物价。
14. Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.
    工资已被冻结，工人也下岗了。
15. Britain has already frozen its aid programme
    英国已冻结了其援助项目。
16. Diplomatic relations were frozen until August this year.
    外交关系直到今年8月才解冻。
17. The governor's action freezes 300,000 accounts
    州长采取的行动冻结了30万个账户。
18. Under these laws, he said, Mr. Rice's assets could have been frozen.
    他说根据这些法规，赖斯先生的资产可能已经被冻结了。
19. Other traders did everything they could to freeze us out of the business.
    其他商人则想方设法地要把我们排挤出这个生意圈。
20. The air temperature was well below freezing, and lakes and rivers froze over
    气温远远低于零度，湖面和河面都封冻了。
21. The lakes are still frozen over.
    湖面还结着冰。
22. Ice could freeze up their torpedo release mechanisms.
    冰可能会冻死他们的鱼雷发射装置。
23. 6-millimetre film was used because it offered clearer freeze frames than video tape.
    采用6毫米胶片是因为它的定格图像要比录像带更加清晰。
24. The jury watched the tape dozens of times in slow motion and in freeze frame.
    陪审团通过慢放和定格把录像带反复看了许多遍。
25. We were disgusted when bosses awarded themselves a massive pay rise. How can they get on the gravy train, but ask us to take a wage freeze?
    看到老板为自己大幅加薪，我们感到十分气愤。他们凭什么轻轻松松捞油水却要求我们不涨工资？
26. Many companies have imposed a pay freeze
    许多公司已经强制冻结了工资。
27. There's an excellent probability that unless action is quickly taken, pipes will freeze
    除非立即采取行动，否则管道很有可能冻住。
28. Freeze it only until firm but not rock solid.
    把它冻硬，但是不要硬得像石头一样。
29. I was due for a raise when they put a freeze on wages.
    我正好应当涨工资，他们却实行了工资冻结。
30. Relations with somebody were still in deep freeze.
    同某人的关系仍然极度冷淡。

freeze sb↔out (of sth)

1. 排挤，排斥（使不能参与…）
   to be deliberately unfriendly to sb, creating difficulties, etc. in order to stop or discourage them from doing sth or taking part in sth

freeze over

1. 冰封
   to become completely covered by ice

v.

freeze your blood

make your blood freeze

• 使人恐怖万分；令人毛骨悚然
  to make you extremely frightened or shocked

stop/halt sb in their tracks

stop/halt/freeze in your tracks

• （使由于恐惧或吃惊）突然止步；（使）怔住
  to suddenly make sb stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because sth has frightened or surprised you
  1. The question stopped Alice in her tracks.
     这个问题问得艾丽斯张口结舌无以答对。

noun

1. fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
   1. a freeze on hiring

2. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
   1. a halt in the arms race
   2. a nuclear freeze

   Synonym:    halt

3. weather cold enough to cause freezing

   Synonym:    frost

4. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

   Synonym:    freezing

verb

1. suddenly behave coldly and formally
   1. She froze when she saw her ex-husband

2. anesthetize by cold

3. be cold
   1. I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on

4. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
   1. Blocked funds
   2. Freeze the assets of this hostile government

   Synonym:    blockimmobilizeimmobilise

5. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
   1. Suspend the aid to the war-torn country

   Synonym:    suspend

6. change to ice
   1. The water in the bowl froze

7. cause to freeze
   1. Freeze the leftover food

8. change from a liquid to a solid when cold
   1. Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit

   Synonym:    freeze outfreeze down

9. stop moving or become immobilized
   1. When he saw the police car he froze

   Synonym:    stop dead

10. be very cold, below the freezing point
    1. It is freezing in Kalamazoo